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Canada’s Leader of the ‘Tea Party North’
Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford has pursued a Tea Party like populist agenda.
French not happy about English language proposal
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France’s education minister says everyone in France should learn English, starting at age 3. But as Anita Elash reports from Paris, the idea is provoking resentment. Download MP3
Tracking the assets of Tunisia’s ousted leader
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Anita Elash reports from Paris on the international hunt for the millions of dollars Tunisia’s exiled president and his family are thought to have taken out of the country. Download MP3
“Of Men and Gods” is French blockbuster
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French audiences are flocking to the cinema this holiday season. The big hit is an art house film that explores religion and spirituality. Of “Men and Gods” won the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes film festival. It’s since become the most popular French art house film in the last thirty years. More than three million people have seen it. Anita Elash explores why a movie about God is so appealing in a resolutely secular country. Download MP3Video: Watch a scene from the hit movie
French farmland tapped for oil
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Correspondent Anita Elash reports that the world’s thirst for oil and oil-extracting technologies might transform fertile farm land in east of Paris into an oil field. Download MP3
Picasso ‘treasure trove’
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A retired electrician in southern France who worked for Pablo Picasso says he has hundreds of previously unknown works by the artist. The treasure trove of 271 pieces includes lithographs, cubist paintings, notebooks and a watercolor and is said to be worth about $ 80 million. Anita Elash reports. Download MP3French soccer star calls for bank protest
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A former French soccer star known for making cryptic pronouncements is calling for a protest against the banks. Eric Cantona wants people around the world to withdraw their money on December 7th, to paralyze the banking system. As Anita Elash reports from Paris, his idea is getting mixed reactions at home. Download MP3
Honorary Oscar for Godard
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‘French New Wave’ director Jean-Luc Godard is getting an honorary Oscar tomorrow, though some American critics say he shouldn’t. They say Godard is anti-Semitic and so are some of his films.But that is not the way people in France see the 80-year-old director. Anita Elash has more from Paris. Download MP3(Photo courtesy: Wikipedia)Video: vintage footage from “A bout de Souffle”
Finding jobs for France’s older workers
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It’s likely that the French government’s plan to raise the minimum retirement age to 62 will become law. Labor unions are now saying it’s time to do something to help French people over 50 find work or keep their jobs. Correspondent Anita Elash reports from Paris.Download MP3
French protests intensify
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About 1,500 gas stations in France have run dry or are about to close as fuel supplies are hit by strikes over government pension reforms, officials say. A blockade of oil refineries is into its seventh day and President Nicolas Sarkozy has called a crisis cabinet to protect supplies. Anita Elash reports. Download MP3>>>In pictures: French protests intensify
Resurgence of the French National Front
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Extreme right political parties have gained popularity and votes in Europe in the last few months. In France, there’s also been a resurgence of the far right. Polls show that The National Front, founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen (pictured) nearly forty years ago, would place third in a crowded field of candidates if elections were held today. Anita Elash reports. (Photo: Hégésippe Cormier)Download MP3
Germany low key on terrorism threats
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Download MP3Germany is suggesting that recent security warnings following the discovery of a plot to attack major cities across Europe are overblown. Correspondent Anita Elash reports.
Paris terror alert
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Police in Paris evacuated the Eiffel Tower last night after they received a bomb threat. It’s the second time the tower has been emptied in two weeks. France is on a higher than normal state of alert after it got information that a female suicide bomber was planning an attack. Anita Elash reports from Paris. Download MP3Video: Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb alert
Retiring at 60 in France
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Download MP3The French parliament passed controversial reforms to its pension system last week. The biggest change? The minimum retirement age would rise from 60 to 62. Reporter Anita Elash spent some time with one couple who retired at 60 and sent this story.
France protests over pensions to continue
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Following large protest marches over pension reforms, the labor unions in France agreed today to call another day of strikes and protests on September 23, raising the stakes in the showdown with Nicolas Sarkozy. The French president promised that the pension reform bill now before parliament could be tweaked to account for special cases but he refused to budge on the core elements of the reform. Anita Elash reports. Download MP3
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